Chapter 17
Asher
Just weeks ago I was lying on a thin mattress staring up at the top bunk of my cell mate, wondering what my life would be like on the outside. I'd managed to make parole early since I busted my ass in prison and made sure to keep quiet and to myself. Less trouble that way. Honestly, I was afraid of what I'd have to face once out in the free world again. I worried about finding a job. I worried about Jake and how our relationship would be. I worried about my mom and wondered if she'd finally grown enough sense to get rid of that scum, Kurt. But I never worried about finding love. It never even crossed my mind. I knew I had a mess to sort through before I could even think that way. Besides, I'd never been one to settle down with one woman.
Until now.
It was nothing fo
